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Welcome to Hana Mana Productions!!!

Aloha! Thank you for visiting!

If you’re looking for Production Management, Event Coordination, Technical Direction, Stage Management or a Show Caller for your Corporate Conference, Incentive Program or Trade Show – look no further…

My name is Dave Hakes and I’ve been a Freelance Production Manager, Event Coordinator, Technical Director, Stage Manager, Show Caller, Cameraman, Lighting Designer, A2, Graphics Op, Spot Op and Network Specialist in Hawaii since 1993. I know every venue like the back of my hand; I know who has what gear and the condition/price of it; I know who you want Op’ing your specific show in the various show positions…

I don’t just have a long Corporate background, I also have a stage background. I worked full time at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center from 2001-2004 and have been freelancing there since 1999 at various capacities/positions… Many concerts… Many Plays…

On top of that, I was the Technical Director for Swank Audio Visuals in the State of Hawaii from January 2009 to December 2012. I TD’d the following shows for Swank (this is not a complete list, generally this list consist of shows which had 1,000+ participants):

I have a lot of people sharing genealogy info back and forth on my personal site and even more people who want to know when I'm gonna have more honey for them - that's actually why I split the site into three...